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Emery, Senators blank HurricanesHockey Betting Lines03/01/2007 - Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Emery stopped 27 shots for his fifth shutout of the season, as the Ottawa Senators shut down the Carolina Hurricanes, 2-0, in the back end of a home-and-home set between the teams at Scotiabank Place. Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza tallied for the Senators, who have won eight of their last nine games, including two straight against Carolina. Cam Ward made 24 saves in the loss for the Hurricanes, who have dropped two straight and three of five, and were also shutout for the eighth time this season. Ottawa took a 1-0 lead at 3:54 of the first, as Spezza's initial sharp-angle try kicked off Ward right to Heatley, who tucked the rebound off the far post and in. The Sens upped the advantage to 2-0 with 4:41 played in the third, when defenseman Wade Redden hit Spezza in stride right out of the penalty box, and the center had half the ice to himself before rifling the puck past Ward from the slot. Carolina outshot the hosts 14-6 in the final 20 minutes, but Emery was equal to the task by turning aside each chance to preserve the win. Game Notes Ottawa took the season series, 3-1-0...Emery now has eight career shutouts...Heatley's goal gives him a nine-game point streak (7-8-15), and Spezza's goal also increased his point streak to nine games (7-10-17)...The last time Carolina had been blanked at least eight times in one season occurred in 2002-2003...Neither team scored in 13 combined power-play chances...Ottawa plays in Atlanta on Friday, while Carolina hosts Pittsburgh on Friday.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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